Five High-Potential UMD Professionals Nominated to U21 Global Leadership Program

February 10, 2022

The University of Maryland has nominated five outstanding professionals to participate in the Universitas 21 (U21) Global Leadership program during February and March, 2022. 

These emerging leaders were selected by UMD’s Office of International Affairs for their potential to advance the university’s internationalization efforts. These nominees show great promise through their demonstrated commitment to international education, their cultivation of mutually beneficial international partnerships, and their innovative approaches to education models for global learning.

• Isabella Alcañiz, Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, Associate Professor Government and Politics, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

• Nicole Cousin-Gossett, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education, School of Public Health

• Sarah Croco, Director of Global Communities Living Learning Program, Associate Professor Government and Politics, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

• Benjamin Parks, Associate Director for Student Affairs, College Park Scholars, Undergraduate Studies

• Mary Warneka, Associate Director of Learning Experience, Teaching and Learning Transformation Center

The U21 Global Leadership program is an exclusive opportunity for high potential leaders from academic and professional disciplines, selected from across the world leading universities in the U21 network. 

The program will address the dynamic challenges across higher education and the leadership required to individually and collectively navigate this context. Learn more about the U21 Global Leadership program.